Dr. Zakir Hussain High School

People usually find us easily enough here in Rushikonda at the Gandhi Nagar Campus. It's a pretty busy spot in Visakhapatnam, especially when the morning rush starts. We’ve been running Dr. Zakir Hussain High School for a while now, and most folks in the neighborhood know where we are. The building isn't anything fancy, just a solid place where the kids come to learn their lessons every day. You can usually hear the teachers talking from the hallway if the windows are open. Sometimes the sea breeze comes through, which is nice during those really hot afternoons we get here. We spend a lot of time just keeping things organized. There’s always a bit of dust because of the road, but we try to sweep it out every morning before the first bell rings. Classes go on until the afternoon, and then it’s a lot of noise while everyone heads home. We don’t have a massive office or anything. It’s just a few desks and some files where we keep track of things. We see a lot of the same parents every day, and we know most of the kids by their first names. It’s a regular school day, mostly. We deal with the usual stuff like broken chalk or fixing a fan that stopped working. It’s not a quiet place, but it’s our place. We just focus on getting through the syllabus and making sure the kids show up on time.